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Karla

2006 · 99 min

A grim, unsettling true-crime drama that feels like a slow descent into manipulation and horror, leaving you disturbed and sad.

Directed by: Joel Bender
Genres: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Starring: Laura Prepon, Misha Collins, Patrick Bauchau

Tagline: Evil has a beautiful face.
Overview: Based on real events, Canada's most notorious serial killers, Paul Bernardo and wife Karla Homolka kidnap, sexually abuse, and murder three young girls.

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Directed by: Joel Bender
Genres: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Starring: Laura Prepon, Misha Collins, Patrick Bauchau

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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: violence
crime
betrayal
guilt
obsession
Places: small town
home
hospital
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: true story
nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex strong

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	1
Horror	4
Humour	0
Realism	8
Romance	1
Tension	7
Darkness	9
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	9

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